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Augustana goes 4-0 at Flyer Festival

Augustana volleyball (3-0) was resilient Saturday morning against Michigan Tech after falling into an early hole. With their backs against the wall most of the match, the Vikings battled to a five set win to stay perfect on the young season.

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Augustana goes 4-0 at Flyer Festival

Augustana volleyball has no quit in them. After losing the first two sets of the match against Central Washington the Vikings battled all the way back to earn a three sets to two victory Saturday and preserve their perfect weekend.

Playing their fourth match in two days, Augustana (4-0) was looking to conclude the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record at the Lewis University Flyer Festival. But after the first two sets, and two narrow losses (25-20, 25-21) it wasn't looking good.

In set three though, the Vikings flipped a switch. They lost the first two points of set three but then won four of the next five. But it was when they trailed 13-8 that everything seemed to fall into place for Augustana. They continued to cut into the deficit, slowly chipping away until the tied it at 20 all. After tying it at 20, Augustana earned five of the next seven points to take the set.

After getting some momentum with a third set win, Augustana jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the fourth. As the Vikings added points so did Central Washington, tying the match at 10. After the 10-10 tie though, the Vikings would not allow CWU to get within two points and eventually tying the match a 2-sets apiece with a 25-22 set win.

After battling from a 0-2 hole and having two, 5-set wins under their belts this season, the Vikings had the confidence to earn the victory in the fifth set. The Vikings fell into an early 5-2 deficit but battled back to tie the match at seven and eventually grab their first lead at 9-8. The teams then traded points for each of the next 11-points until Augustana was able to grab the final two points of the match and win the set 16-15.

Augustana will be back in Sioux Falls next weekend as they host the Augustana Invite. The Invitational will be played Sept. 9-10 at the Sanford Pentagon.

Viking of the Match
The win was a group effort Saturday evening. The Vikings had five athletes with double-digit kills and four with double-digit digs while the team combined for a season-high 12 blocks.

Augie remains perfect with second five-set win of 2016

Augustana volleyball (3-0) was resilient Saturday morning against Michigan Tech after falling into an early hole. With their backs against the wall most of the match, the Vikings battled to a five set win to stay perfect on the young season.

Augustana had an early start Saturday playing the first match of the day at 9 a.m. against Michigan Tech. The Vikings opened the match with an early 5-2 advantage but Michigan Tech didn't fold. The two teams traded points with neither team getting a lead greater than two until the final three points of the match that were won by the Huskies.

It was all Augustana in the second set as they got on the board early and often jumping out to a 6-2 lead. The Huskies made a little run to get to within two points at 9-7 but the Vikings were not going to allow Michigan Tech to come all the way back as they rattled off the next three points. The Vikings ended the set on a 4-0 run to win the set 25-15 and tie the match at a set apiece.

Set three was much like the second set, but instead of Augustana jumping out to the early lead it was Michigan Tech who opened with a 6-1 lead. The Huskies didn't allow Augustana back into the match as they took the set 25-13.

Knowing they had to have the fourth set Augustana chipped away at the early 6-3 deficit and then shut the door on Michigan Tech every time it looked like they were going to make a run. The
Vikings took their first lead at 7-6 and after an 11-11 tie Augustana began to make their run building their lead from one to nine before grabbing the 25-16 set win.

After earning their first 5-set win under head coach Dan Meske Friday the team had the confidence to do it again today. After an early 2-2 tie Augustana jumped on Michigan Tech for three straight points to take a 5-2 advantage. Following a Michigan Tech timeout the Vikings increased their lead to 8-3 before putting the Huskies away at 15-7 and earning their second 5-set win on the year.

Viking of the GameAshley Wilson was clutch for the Vikings with 17 kills, five service aces, four blocks, two digs, one assist. She was 17-for-26 for a hitting percentage of .577.